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/PARENT PARTICIPATIONThe patrol leaders' council may involve parents this monthby:• Asking those qualified to assist with instruction for first aidskills.• Inviting parents to the "The Real Thing" highlight.• Asking parents to provide transportation to site.PATROL LEADERS' COUNCILThe PLC should meet about the middle of the previousmonth to plan troop activities for this program feature. If itdoesn't complete all items on the following suggestedagenda, it continues its planning at PLC meetings followingeach troop meeting.• Decide whether "The Real Thing" will be a single day orweekend camp-out.• Choose site and secure permission if it is needed.• Ask the patrol leaders to inventory their patrol's first aidsupplies and report deficiencies. Fill needs. Ask for helpfrom the troop committee.• Either plan the "emergency" situations the patrols willface during "The Real Thing," or, if you want completesurprise, assign an adult leader to plan them. See sampleemergencies later in this section.• Plan details of troop meetings for the month. Assign patroldemonstrations for the month, covering skills that will beneeded for "The Real Thing."• Arrange to invite First Aid and Emergency Preparednessmerit badge counselors to help with troop meeting instruc-tion and to serve as judges of patrol performance on "TheReal Thing."• Hold a junior leader training session on "communicating"(Official Scoutmaster Handbook).THE REAL THINGActivities for the month will climax with a practice exer-cise full of real-life experiences with imaginary emergencies.• Patrols will be confronted with several unexpected emer-gencies, dependent on their skill levels.• Various problems that will involve making decisions inlife-threatening situations will be presented.• Activities will be in outdoor settings as well as simulatedurban settings with Scouts' family members or friends actingthe parts of victims.PROBLEM 1A patrol of Scouts is on a camp-out in a heavily-woodedarea in a national forest. A severe thunderstorm and flashflood hits their campsite. Both leaders are immobilized withbroken legs; one is unconscious; several of the Scouts havesevere cuts. The nearest ranger station is five miles from theircampsite. They have managed to radio you on the two-wayradio you have to request help. You are V2-mile away in yourEMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 3 1990